Page 59 of Stick By Me
Stepping to him and hooking my arms around his waist, I said, “I’m okay with pretty much anything.” I lowered my brows. “Except for musicals. I don’t get into those.” I planted a quick kiss on his mouth.
“What have you got against musicals?” He lifted the edge of his lips. “They happen to be my favorite.” He twisted his head and freed a soft giggle.
“Shit, you’re kidding me.” I swayed my head to peer at his face. He didn’t look serious, but you never knew. “If you love them, I’ll learn to love them.”
He focused on me, a full-on grin breaking out over his mouth. “Are you for real?”
Balking, I said, “Yeah, why wouldn’t I be?” I trailed my gaze over his gorgeous face, the sexy brown eyes surrounded by thick lashes, his full lips and angled jawline.
“You’d do anything to make me happy. Huh.” His grin faded.
We were heading into dangerous territory, but I’d meet it straight on. “I would.” I gazed deeply into his eyes. “I want you here with me and not just when Axel’s band is playing. I want us to spend the night together and not have to lie about who I’m with.”
He creased his forehead. “Yeah? Does that mean…” He scratched his brow.
“It does.” Holy shit, was I really saying this out loud? My heart pounded into my throat. I’d barely thought through it all. Well, except for at Thanksgiving. “I think I’ll talk to Remy first.”
His lips curled up on the edges. “That might be easiest for you, since you and him are so close and well, he’s like you. Came out after dating your brother in secret.”
With a nod, I said, “Yeah.” I hadn’t thought about it like that. I’d only figured Remy was my best friend. But Archer was spot on. “That’s a good point.”
“When do you think you want to do this?” He knitted his brows. “Do you want me here? Close by in case you get shit for no reason?”
I choked out a laugh. “Remy’s not like that. He’ll be shocked, but he’ll be on my side. He always is.” And maybe if it goes well with Remy, it would give me the backbone I needed to tell mybrother. A shiver sparked down my spine. Axel could go either way. He could be unpredictable at times.
Swaying me in his arms and grinning, he said, “Okay, well I told myself I was going to stop pressuring you about this, but I’m fucking happy as shit to hear it.” He wrapped his hand around my neck and pulled me in for a deep kiss, sliding his tongue between my lips and tasting me fully. Then he placed his forehead against mine. “This means a lot to me.”
“I know.” My heart swelled with warmth. God damn it, I loved him. I loved him so much, I was willing to upset the gay balance in my family. I was going to flip it upside fucking down. “Archer.” I swayed him slowly, our foreheads still touching.
“Yeah?” He closed his eyes, his thick lashes kissing his cheeks.
“I’m falling for you.” Good God, I’d just blurted it out. My pulse shot through the roof.
“Fuck, Leo.” He wrapped me up in a tight embrace, nuzzling my neck. “I’m falling for you, too.” He squeezed me. “This night couldn’t be any more perfect.”
“Except for a musical?” I pushed my nose into his wavy hair and breathed in his scent, the fresh shampoo he’d used mixing with the musky scent of him.
Through a chuckle, he said, “Yeah, except I was fucking with you. I don’t like musicals either.” He freed me and held me out in front of him, his hands on my shoulders. “But it was nice to know you’d learn to love them for me.”
With a smirk, I said, “You’re pretty cunning when you want to be, aren’t you.” But I was glad the conversation went where it did. And now I knew we were on the same page, feelings-wise. Even more ammunition for what I had to do.
He shrugged. “Leo, I’m a hockey player. What did you expect? This is what we’d call a deke.” He cupped my cheek and brushed his thumb over it. “A gorgeous, sexy, everything I want in my life, deke.” He gave me a lingering kiss, then pulled away.
“Okay, but what the hell is a deke?” As my cheeks heated, I raised the edge of my mouth. I knew hockey, but not that well.
“It means I got what I wanted. Close enough anyways.” He leaned in and patted my ass. “Come on, let’s go find a nice action movie to snuggle up to.”
As the creditsrolled on the movie we’d watched, we both lay across the couch, me behind him on my side, my arm wrapped around him, the warmth of his body pressed to my front. I squeezed him and nipped at the back of his neck, my cock tingling and lengthening behind my zipper. I could finally have him in my bed. “Archer.”
“Mmm…” He rolled back a little, twisting his head, his lips curving into a sultry grin. “Can I see your bedroom now?” He shifted his hips back, shoving his ass to my now aching dick. Heat flashed up my spine. “Someone seems to be horny.”
“Yeah? And you’re not?” I gave him a soft bite on his neck, then kissed the mark as his skin pebbled. Trailing my hand down his abs, I snuck my fingers under the waistband of his jeans, the tip of his hard cock grazing my touch.
His breath hitched and he groaned. “Fuck, Leo, I’ve been horny this whole time. You’re just noticing now?” He shifted to lie on his back and lifted his arms over his head. “Go ahead. Do your worst.” As he scraped his teeth over his lower lip, he rocked his hips, the outline of his hard cock reaching up under his front pocket.
“Yeah?” Claiming his mouth in a hungry kiss, I unfastened his jeans and slid my hand inside, wrapping my fingers around the soft skin of his shaft, then stroked him.
With a moan, he gripped the back of my head and slanted his mouth over mine, his tongue dancing and swirling against mine.
